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Illinois’ two-year budget impasse is over. The House of Representatives on Thursday overrode the governor's budget veto, giving final approval to a…
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The Illinois House will meet Thursday to try to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget veto.At his first public appearance since nearly a third of the House…
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A day after Gov. Bruce Rauner of Illinois vetoed the state’s first budget plan in two years, the Democrats who control the legislature are plotting when…
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Two bond rating agencies say Illinois is on the right path with the budget plan passed Sunday in the state House of Representatives.After two years…
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The Illinois House has approved a 1.2 percentage-point increase in the state income tax.Last night, more than a dozen Republicans joined the majority…
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Illinois is beginning a third straight year without a real budget. Legislators say they're close to a deal and continue to negotiate — but is that for…
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Illinois will enter a third straight year without a budget. But lawmakers say they’re getting closer, and will continue to meet this weekend.Legislators…
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Democrats in the Illinois House say they’ll try to pass a state budget Friday. They say their plan is balanced — with spending cuts and tax increases.The…
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Springfield’s top political leaders are continuing to meet in private as the clock runs down on Illinois’ budget year.The House and Senate leaders —…
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Members of the Illinois House on Thursday heard stories of misery resulting from nearly two years without a state budget. Democrats used the opportunity…